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INYSULATOR PRESSING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3, 190a.

Patented Sept. 21. 1909.

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THOMAS TUCKER MCGANN, F EkST LIVERPOOL, OHIO.

INSULATOR-JBBESSING: MAGEINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgntigdl Sept. 21, 115N989.

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.' county of Columbiana and State of Ohio,

hav efiinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Insulator-Pressing Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyin g drawing.

This invention relates to insulator pressing machines, and more particularly to that type of machine wherein a batch of plastic material is gathered into a mold and acted upon by dies to shape the plastic material in the form of an insulator.

The primary object of my machine is to provide a novel machine for expeditiously forming insulators from the plastic material, the machinefembodying a magazine mold in which insulators are successively molded and ejected, ready to be burned, to produce a tinished article.

Another object of my invention is to provide a machine for producing that type of insulators commonly made of porcelain or a similar composition that serves as a nonconductor for an electric current, this type of insulator being commonly used for supporting electric light and telephone wires. To this end, I have devised a machine embodying various instrumentalities which operate to produce a perfect molded insulator, and before describing the construction and operation of these instrumentalities, it is proper to describe the general organization to which, in the construction of my machine I prefer to resort.

Primarily there are upright frames suitably connected togethen. ()ne of these frames serves as the front of the machine, and is provided with a housing for a reciprocating head carrying the upper die of the machine. The frame also supports an adjustable bracket upon which is located an intermittently moving magazine mold, and in conjunction with this mold a lower die is used that cooperates with the upper die for shaping the plastic material within the mold. in conjunction with the upper die and the magazine mold, there are used novel oiling devices for preventing plastic material from adhering to the mold or die.

Associated with the foregoing instrumentalities, there is a novel hopper and agitator by which plastic material is placed in the chine magazine mold. All of these devices are operated their order by a simple actuating mechanism carried by the frame of the mach ne Reference now be had to the drawin wherein,

figure 1 is a side elevation of my machine partly broken away and partly in section, Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a knock-off actuating cam, Fig. 3 is a front elevation of he machine, Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the machine with the balance wheel thereof partly broken away, Fig. 5 is an elevation of an agitator actuating cam wheel, Fig. 6 is an .elcvation of an agitator lever, Fig. 7 is a lan of a housing and reciprocating head forrniu part front e evation of a detached reciprocating head, Fig. 9. is a cross sectional view taken on the line IX-IX of Fig. 8, Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line of Fig. 8, Fig. 11 is an elevation, partly in section of the upper plunger, Fig. 12 is a perspective view of an adjustable plate detached from the reciprocating head of the machine, Fig. 13 IS a similar view of an adjpstahle bracket for supporting one of the piling devices of a machine, Fig. 14: is a rear elevation of a cam for intermittently actuating the magazine mold, Fig. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same taken on the line XV of Fig. 14, Fig. 16 is a rear elevation. of an internal cam for actuating a magazine lock, Fig. 17 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, taken on the line XVII of Fig. 16, F igl 18 is a rear elevation of a cam for actuating a punch forming part of the machine, F ig. 19 is a longitudinal secti nal view of the same taken on the line of Fig. 18, Fig. 20 is a rear elevation of a cam for actuating the lower plunger forming part of the machine, Fig. 21 is a lon 'itudinal sectional view taken on the line XIEI of Fig. 20, Fi 22 is an elevation of'a portion of one of tie oiling devices of the machine, Fig. 23 is a vertical sectional view of the same, Fig. 24 is a plan of a magazine mold, Fig. 25 is a vertical sectional view of the same taken on the line XXV of Fig. 24, Fig. 26 is a plan of a stationary magazine mold holder, Fig. 27 is a vertical sectional view of t e same taken on the line XXVII of Fig. 26, Fi 28 is a bottom plan of the magazine mold Fig. 29 is an enlarged veri ort-ion of the matical sectional view of a illustrating the dies cooperating to of the machine, Fig. 8 is a form plastic material in the magazine mold,

Fig. 30 is a plan of a pivoted knock-off used in connection with the machine, Fig. 31 is a horizontal sectional View of a portion of a magazine moldand the holder thereof, Fig, 32 is a plan of a hopper forming part'of the: magazine mold, .Fig. 33 is a plan of a bracket supporting the magazine mold, Fi

34 is a perspective view of a bolt for a justing one of the oiling devices, Fig. 35 is a side elevationofa hopper agitating mech anism.

In order that the construction of my machine can be fully understood, the structure.

and mechanisms 'will be considered under separate captions and then the general operation of the mechanisms described. The captions are, namely ;a frame work and the shafts "carried thereby; a housing and upper die; a magazine mold; the intermittent actuating mechanism of the magazine mold;'a lock for the mold; a'lower die and v the actuating mechanism thereof; a mold hopper and the agitating mechanism; oiling devices used in connection with the ma azine mold; and a knock-0E and its actuating mechanism. 7

The frame work and the shafts carried" thereby.The frame work comprises two A-frames' 1 and 2 having the legs thereof connected by braces 3, and other braces 4'and 5 are used to provide arigid structure. The upper ends of the frames 1 and-2 are formed with bearings 6 for a 'longitudinal'shaft 7.

Upon this shaft adjacent to the frame 2 is.

secured a'large gear wheel 8 meshingwith a small gear wheel 9 mounted u on a longitudinal shaft 10,, journaled in earings 11 carried by the frames 1 and 2.

Upon the shaft 10 is mounted a belt wheel 12 whereby the machine can be driven by a belt from a suitable source of power. A

balance wheel 13 is: mounted upon the rear end of the shaft 10, while the forward end of the shaft protrudes beyond the frame 2, similar to the shaft 7.

Upon the shaft 7 is concentrically moun'ted a cam 14 having a cam surface 15 for intermittently actuating the magazine mold.

The shaft 7 is also provided with an internal cam 16 for actuating the lock of the magazine mold. I Another cam 18 is mounted upon the shaft 7 for actuating the lower die,

and still another cam 17 is mounted upon the shaft 7 for actuating the punch of the lower die. All of these cams are preferably secured to the shaft 7 by set screws 19 entera longitudinal groove 20 formed in the 7 ing shaft 7.

A housing and the u Secured to the upper en of the frame 2 by screw bolts 21 is a housing for the reciprocating head and the upper die of my machine. This housing-comprises side plates 22 having confronting flanges 23. Secured fiver die thereof.-

to the flanges 23 by screw bolts 24 are vertiides 25, said guides beingslotted, as at 26, or the screw bolts 24. The-confronting faces of the guides are provided with vertical V-shaped grooves 27 and the outer faces of said guides are engaged biy'screw bolts 28 adjustably mounted in the side plates 22 of the housing for adjusting said guides.

Slidably mounted between the guides 25. is a vertically reciprocating head 29 having vertical V-shaped tongues 30 for engaging in ,the grooves 27. The upper end of the head 29 is provided with alining openings 31 for a pivot bolt 32 upon which is loosely mounted a pitman 33 connecting with a crank 34 upon the forward end of the shaft 7,,

The reciprocating head 29 is ofa skeleton form and is provided with transverse braces 35 and 36 having vertically alining openings 37 and, 38 formed therein. Supported in said openings by nuts 39 and 40 is a vertical .with a depending semi-spherical enlargement 49 adapted to engage plastic material and shape the bottom or lower end of the insulator. 7

Before further proceeding, it is thought advisable to call attention to the fact that in mymachine, the insulators are shaped in an inverted-position, as best shown in Fig. 29 of the drawings.

A magazine m0Zd.,Adjustably secured to the A frame 2 by nuts and bolts 50 is a bracket 51, said bracket being located beneath the housing of the reciprocating head. ThlS bracket has a large central opening 52 for the depending cylindrical portion 53 of a magazine mold holder 54, said holder bemg 'adjustably secured to the bracket by radially disposed set screws 55. Besides the open n 52 the bracket is provided with a Vertica T lubricant-opening 56, and a lower.

die opening 57, which is angularly disposed with respect to the opening 56'. The bracket 51 is provided with a longitudinal groove 59, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear. The holder 54 is adapted to rest upon the bracket and the. upper surface of said holder is'formed with an annular seat 61 therefor. Centrally of the holder is a socket 62, this socket communicating with the groove 59 of the bracket 51 by a slot 63. H

.The cylindricalportion 53 of the holder is formed with a centrally threaded vertihal opening 64 and with a. vertical stop opening;

vided with ratchet teeth holder isa cylindrical magazine openings 69 adapted to receive lever will be returned 65. The hold er is formed with another opening 66 adapted to aline with the lubricant opening 56 of the bracket 51. The holder is provided with .still another opening 67 adapted to aline with the die opening 57 of the bracket 51.

*Revolu-bly mounted upon the seat 61 of the mold 68 disposed vertical the plastic material to be shaped in said mold. The upper face of the mold is formed with a central circular enlargement 70 and the having circumferentially lower face with a central depending enlargementfiiand this enlargement together with the mold body are provided with a vertical opening 7 2 adapted to aline with the interiorly threadedopeningm of the magazine mold holder.

The depending enlargement 71 of the mold which extends into the socket 62 is pro- 73, and the lower face of the mold surrounding said enlargement is formed with circumferentially disposed tapering stop pin recesses'74.

The mold 68' is revolubly' supported .upon the holder by a tie bolt 75. which extends through the opening'72 of the mold and has the lower end thereof contracted and threaded to enter the interiorly threaded opening 6- of the holder, said bolt being locked by a nut 76 screwed upon the lower end thereof.

7 710 intumittcnt actuating mechanism of the magazine moZcl. -Extending through a groove 59 of the bracket 51 into the slot 63 of the holder is a rod 77 having the inner end thereof formed to provide a resilient tooth 78 adapted to engage'the ratchet teeth 73- of the mold 68. The rod 77 extends through the A-frame 2, and is pivotally connected, as at 79, to an arm 80, fnlcrumed as at 81 upon a depending bracket 82, carried by the longitudinal brace 5. The upper end of the arm is contracted and provided with a roller 83 for engaging the cam 14 mounted upon the shaft 7.

The rod 77 adjacent to the A frame 2 is provided with an adjustable collar Stand encircling said rod'between said collar and the A-frame is a coilspring 85, this coil spring forcingrearwa rdly upon the rod 77, whereby after the arm 80 is given an impulse by the cam surface 15 of the cam 14, said arm and to their normal position allowing the tooth 78 to engage another ratchet tooth 73. It is obvious that when the'shaft 7 is revolved that an intermittent movement will be imparted to the magazine mold. I

A look for the magazine m0Zd.-Upon the rear side of the A-frame Qdirectly behind the bracket 51 is located a bracket 86 and fulcrumed upon this bracket is a lever 87 extending through the t t-trams. Secured to provided with a pin 99 extending into a cam 18 releases the forward end of the lever 87 is a vertical stop pin 88 adapted to extend upwardly into the opening 65 'of the magazine holder and engage in one of the recesses 7 4; of the magazine mold.

The rear end of the .lever 87 is pivotally connected, as at 89, to a vertical rod 90, said rod having the upper end thereof provided with a head 88 guided by a bracket 89 carried by the brace 5. Secured to the head 88 is a revoluble roller 90 adapted to engage in the internal cam 16 mounted upon the shaft '7. Secured to the rod is a collar 91 andencircling said rod between said collar and the brace 5 is a coil spring 92, the tension of said coil spring normally maintaining the roller 90 in engagement with the cam surface of the internal cam 16. As the shaft 7 is revolved, the internal cam '16 is adapted to intermittently move the locking pin 88, said pin engaging in one of the re cesses 7 4 when one of the openings 69 of the magazine mold alines with the opening 67 of the mold holder.

T he lower (lie and the actuating mechanism there0f.-Secured to the forward side of the A-frame 2 are two guide brackets 91 and 92 for a sectional lower die, comprising a section 93 secured to a tubular section 94: by a clamp 95. The tubular section 94 is provided with longitudinal slots 96 and secured in the upper end die block 97 having a central punch opening 98 adapted to vertically aline with the punch opening 4'8 of the upper die block 46. The

of said section is a upper end of the die block 97 is provided with an annular recess 98 'for" shaping plastic material to conform to the upper end of an insulator.

The lower section 93 of the lower die is slot 100 formed in the end of a lever 101, fulcrumed upon a bracket 102, carried by the rear side of the A-frame 2. The rear end of the lever 101 is pivotally connected, as at 103 to a vertical rod 104:, the upper end of said rod havin a bearing 105 for a revoluble roller 106. T is roller is engaged by the cam-18 mounted upon normallysupported in an elevated position by a (3011 spring 107 encircling therod 104 between the brace 4 and a collar 108 mounted'upon'said rod.

When the cam 18 engages the roller 106, the coil spring 107 is placed under tension and the forward end'of the lever 101 is raised to move the lower die into one of the open ings 69 of the magazine mold. When the the revoluble roller 106, the rod 104, lever 101 and the lower plunger immediately assume their normal positions, said rod being elevated by the spring 107 and guided by the braces 4 and 5.

Located in the tubular section 94 of the lower mold is a vertical punch 109, said the shaft 7, and is fined within one of the openings 69 of the nected to a lever 110 and this lever is fulcam 17 mounted upon the shaft 7.

punch being adapted to enter the punch opening 98 of the die block 97 and the punch opening 48 of the die block 46, said punch also passing through plastic material condie block. This punch provides the shaped plastic material with the central opening ordinarily used when securing a completed insulator to a suitable support.

The lower end of the punch 109 is concrumed upon the pivot pin 111 of the bracket 86 employed for holding the lever 87 heretofore.referred to. The rearend of the leve1' .l10 is-pivotally connected, as at 112, to a vertical rod 113 guided in the braces 41 and 5. The upper end of this rod is provided with a'bearing 114 for a revoluble roller 115 adapted to be engaged by the The rod 113 is normally supported at an elevated position by a'coil spring 116 encircling said rod between the brace 4 and the collar 117 mounted upon said rod.

The slots96. provide free movement for the forward end of the lever 110, and when the cam 17 of the shaft 7 impinges the revoluble roller'115, the rod 113 will be lowered placing the spring 116 under tension. After lowering the rod 113, the punch 109 is elevated to'provid-e the plastic material confined within the opening 69 of the mold with a central opening, the plastic material removed by the punch being forced upwardly through the punch opening d3 of the die block 46 and ejected from the opening 17 of said die block. Upon the cam 17'of the shaft 7 releasing the revoluble roller 115, the coil spring 116 immediately returns the rod 113 to its elevated and normal position, with. the punch 109 lowered in the die block 97.

it mull] hopper and 6/10 (Ly toting VIM/lb m1isms lioosely mounted upon the magazine mold (38 and surrounding the enlargement thereof is a hopper 118, this hopper having an opening 119 of a larger area than the upper ends of three of the openings 69 of the mold. In connection with this hopper, a metallic chute 120 can be used (shown in dotted lines of Fig. 32) whereby material can be easily placed in the hopper to enter the openings (39.

The hopper-118 is provided with a radial-I arm 121 and pivotally connected to said arm is a slotted link 122, said link being loosely mountedupon a pin 123, -arried-l' y a bracket 12t secured to the forward side of the A frame 2.

Above the bracket 124 and at one side of the reciprwating head 29 is located another bracket 125, said bracket being carried by the forward side of the A frame 2. Fulrrumed in this bracket 125 is a curved lever 120 having the lower end thereof loosely mounted in an opening 127 formed in the link 122. The upper end of the lever 126 is provided with a revoluble roller 128 adapted to engage in a cam groove 129 formed in a cam wheel 130 mounted upon the forward end of the shaft 10.

1V hen the shaft- 10 is revolved, the lever 126 is rocked, and the link122 oscillated to vibrate the hop pe1--118, whereby the plastic material in the hopper will be fed into the openings (39 beneath said hopper.

man devices used in connection with Zi/(C magazine moZd.-The first oiling device is used in connection. with the upper die. The tubular section -12 of the upper die is provided with an elbow connection 131 supporting a cock 132 and this cock supports a lubricant receptacle 133. The cock 132 is regulated to allow a certain amount of lubricant to enter the tubular section 42, and from this tubular section 42, the lubricant is adapted to flow by gravity into the punch openings 48 and 93 of the die blocks 46 and 97 respectively. The lubricant insures easy and uninterrupted movement of the punch end thereof interiorly threaded for a plug- 135, the lower end of said plug being enlarged, as at 136 and provided with an annular flared shoulder 137, fonsupporting packing or swabbing material 133. The enlargement 136 is provided with fiat faces 139 permitting of a wrench or similar instrument. being used for screwing the plug 135 in the tube 13 1'. Prior to placing the plug in the tube 134, a Washer 140 is placed in engagen'ient with the end of the tube, said washer havii'ig an annular flared end 141 cooperative with the shoulder 137 of the plug for holding the packing or swabbing material 138.

The upper end of the tube 13 1 is secured inan adjustable bracket 1 4 1 which together with an adjustable plate 145 is secured to the transverse brace 35 of the rmiprocating head 29. The bracket 144 is longitudinally slotted as at H0 and extending through said slot "and openings 14-7 formed in the plate 14-5,

are screw bolts 113, these bolts being adjustably mounted in openings 149 provided therefor in the brace 35.

The adjustable plate 145 is provided with hrace 35 of a reciprocating head 29. By

loosening the screw bolts 148,

and adjusting the set screws 151, the bracket. 144. can be laterally adjusted to correctly position the swab abovethe openings 69 of the magazine mold, whereby when the head 29 is reciprocated, said swab will be moved in and out of the openings 69. I

The upper end of the tube 134 is provided with a cock 154 supporting a lubricant receptacle 155. this receptacle into the tube 134 is controlled by the cock 154.

A knock-off and its actuating mechan ism-.-In connection with the machine, I use for a revoluble roller 166,

a knock-01f device for moving the molded material when raised from the mold 68,tliis knock-off device comprising an arm- 156 pivotally mounted upon an eye-bolt 157 carried by the forward side of the A frame. The outer end of the arm 156 is curved as at- 158, to embrace and engage the molded.

product as the same is elevated from the mold. To hold the arm 156 whereby it will not interfere with the die during the movement of the same, I use a mechanism comprising a lever 159 fulcrumed upon the bracket 160, carried by the forward side of the A frame. The lower end of this lever extends into an opening 161 provided therefor in the knock-ofi'arm 156, while the upper end of said lever is pivotally connected as at 162 to a plunger 163 slidably mounted in a bearing 164 secured to the inner and longitudinal side of the A frame 2. The rear end of the plunger 163 is bifurcated, as at 165 this roller engaging a cam wheel l67mounted upon the hub 168 of the large gear wheel 8. The revoluble roller 166 isnormally retained in engagement with the camwheel 167 by a coil spring 169 encircling the plunger 163 between the bifurcation thereof and the bearing 164.

Since the arm 156, (see F i 30) is pivoted to the A frame 2 at one side of the upper die, it is obvious that a longitudinal movement of the plunger 163 will throu h the medium of the lever 159 swing the knock off arm to remove the insulation as the same is elevated above the mold. Operation Assuming that power of the belt wheel 12, the gear wheels. 8 and 9 will impart a rotary movement to the lon i tudinal shaft 7, and this shaft through it e medium of the crank 34 and pitman 33 will vertically reciprocate thehead 29 carrying The flow of a lubricant from.

I is transmitted to the shaft 10 through the medium the cam 18 and these dies carrying the -material is retained in said openin I mold holder.

ings alines with the opening 67 3 17 for providing the material (unpressed) are then simultaneously actuate departing from sa i .movably supported by and adapted tobe reciprocated by one of the magazine mold 68. The lower die in a lowered position remains in the die opening 67 of a mold" holder, and as the openings 69 are fed from the hopper 118, the plastic s by the After one of the filed openof the holder, the punch 109 is elevated through the medium of the lever 110, rod 113 and cam The dies to press the the punch, and after with a central vertical opening.

material surrounding the material has been given sufiicient presthe upper vdie recedes followed by an 8 elevation of the lower die, whereby the finished product ,can b knocked-01f of the lowerdie by the knock-ofi arm 156. It will of course be understood that the upper die raises fsuificiently to permit of the finished product being easily removed. The punch 109 is adapted to recede with the lower die, until the die block 97 and the upper" end of the punch are within the opening 67 of the magazine holder. The mold is now moved to present another filled opening for compression, this being accomplished gthrough the intermittently actuated mechanism operated by the cam 14 located on shaft 7.

It is thought. that the operation bf agitating the'contents of the hopper 118 will be understood, also the operation and utility of the oiling devices and the knock-off device. It is apparent that easy access can be had to each and every partof my machine and that the parts are compactly arranged, whereby the machine will occupy a comparatively small space. w

I would have itunderstood that my machine can be used for molding other products than insulators, this being accomplished by changing the die blocks 46 and 97 and adjusting the upper die whereby .farticles' of various depths can be molded. Y

While in the drawings forming a part of this a plication there is illustrated t e preferre embodiments of my invention, it is tobe' understood that the elements therein can be varied or changed as to shape, proportion and manner of assemblage without the spirit of the invention, Having now described my invention, what 7 1 claim as new, is

1. An insulator-pressing sure,

machine embodying A frames, braces connecting said frames,

ion 'tudzinal (shafts revolubly mounted in frames and adapted to be simulta neously revolved, a reci rocating' head supported by one of said rames and adapted to'be reciprocated by one of saidshafts, an

ad ustable die carried. by'said head I a tubular section and a diefsection, a lower die-'- on e of said frames.

upper and comprisin block carried y said posed vertical openings formed therein adapted .to receive said dies, said holder having an opening formed therein adapted to register with said mold openings, means actuated by one of said shafts for intermitto register with a tently moving said mold, said means. including a tooth for engaging said mold, a spring held rod for moving said tooth, a fulcrumed lever for moving said rod, and a cam for actuating said lever; a hopper movably mounted upon said mold and adapted I plurality of the openlngs thereof, means supported by said frame and actuated by one of said shafts for vibrating said hopper, a punch located in the lower die, means actuated by one of said shafts for moving said punchinto the die blocks of said dies, a knock-off arm carried by one of said frames and actuated by one of said shafts for removing the productfroni the lower die, a swabbing device 'adjustably carried by said reciprocating head and actuated by one of said shafts for swabbing vertical openings of said-mold, an oiling device carried by said upper die for supplying a lubricant to said punch, and means carried by one of said frames and actuated by one of said shafts for locking said moldduringthe ,lnovenient of said dies therein,substantially as described.

2. An insulator pressing machine embody ing A frames, longitudinal'shafts revolubly mounted in said frames and adapted to be simultaneously revolved, a reciprocating head supported by one of said frames and adapted to be reciprocated by one of said shafts, an upper adjustable die carried by said head and comprising a tubular section and a die block carried by said sectiorn'a lower die movably supported by, one of said frames and adapted to be reciprocated by one of said shafts, said lower die comprising a tubular section and a-die block carried there by, a bracket carried by one of said frames beneath said reciprocating head, said bracket having an opening formed therein for said lower die, a stationary mold holder mounted upon said bracket and having an opening formed therein adapted to register with the opening of said bracket, :1 magazine mold revolubly mounted upon said holder and having a plurality of circumferentially'disposed vertical openings formed therein adapted to receive said dies, said holder having an opening formed therein adapted to register .with said mold openings, means actuated by one of said shafts for intermittently moving said mold, a hopper movably mounted upon said mold and adapted to register with a plurality of the openings thereof, means supported by said frame and actuated by one of said shafts for vibrating said hopper, a punch located in the lower die, means actuated by one of said shafts for moving said punch into the punch blocks of said dies, a knock-off arm carried by one of said frames and actuated by one of said shafts for removing the product from the lower die, a swabbing device adjustably carried by said reciprocating head and actuated by one of said shafts for swabbing vertical openings of said mold, an oiling device carried by said upper die for supplying a lubricant to said punch, and means carried by one of said frames and actuated by one of said shafts for locking said mold during the movement of said dies therein, substantially as described.

3. An insulator pressing machine embodying a frame, a driven shaft carried by said frame, a reciprocating head supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, an upper adjustable die carried by said head, a lower die movably supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, die blocks carried by the confronting ends of said dies, a bracket carried by said frame beneath said reciprocating head, said bracket having an opening formed therein for said lower die, a stationary mold holder mounted upon said bracket and having an opening formed therein adapted to register with the opening of said bracket, a magazine mold revolubly mountedupon said holder and having a plurality of circumferentially disposed vertical openings formed therein adapted to receive said dies, means actuated by said shaft for intermittently moving said mold, said means including a ratchet and cam mechanism, a

hopper movably mounted-upon said mold and adapted to registerwith the plurality of openings thereof, means actuated by said shaft forvibrating said hopper, a punch arranged in the lower die and ada ted to enter said die blocks, means actuated y said shaft for moving said punch, means for locking said mold during the movement of said dies within said mold, a swabbing device carried by said reciprocating head for cleansing the openings of said mold, an oil receptacle carried by said reciprocating head for lubricating said punch, and a knock-off arm carried by said frame for removing the product from the lower die. 7

4. An insulator pressing machine embodying a frame,'a driven shaft carried by sald frame, a reciprocating head supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, an upper adjustable die carried by said head, a lower die movably supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, a bracket carried by said frame beneath said reciprocating head, said bracket having an opening formed therein for said lower die, a stationary mold holder mounted upon said bracket and having an opening formed therein adapted to register with the opening of said bracket, a magazine mold revolubly mounted upon said holder and having a plurality of circumferentially disposed vertical openings formed therein adapted to receive said dies, means actuated by said shaft for intermittentlymoving said mold, a hopper movably mounted upon said mold and adapted to register with the plurality of openings thereof, means actuated by said shaft for vibrating said hopper, a punch arranged in the lower die and adapted to enter said mold, means actuated by said shaft for moving said punch, means for locking said mold durin the movement of said dies within said molf, a swabbing device carried by said reciproeating head for cleansing ,the openings of said mold, an oil receptacle carried by said reciprocating 1 head for lubricating said punch, and a knock-off arm carried by said frame for removing the product from the upper die.

An'insulator pressing machine embodying a frame,-a driven shaft carried by said frame, a reciprocating head supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, an upper adjustable die carried bysa-id head, a lower die movably supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, a bracket carried by said frame beneath said reciprocating head, said bracket having an opening formed therein for said lower die, a stationary mold holder mounted upon said bracket and having an opening formed therein adapted to register with the opening of said bracket, a magazine mold revolubly mounted upon said holder and having a plurality of circumferentially disposed vertical openings formed therein" adapted to receive said dies, means actuated by said shaft for intermittently moving said mold, a hopper movably mounted upon said mold and adapted to register with the plurality of' openings thereof, means actuated by said shaft for vibrating said hopper, a punch arranged in the lower die and adapted to enter said mold," means actuated by said shaft for moving said punch, means for locking said mold during the movement. of said dies within said mold, a swabbing dievice carried by said reciprocating head for cleansing the openings of said mold, and a knock-off arm carried bysaid frame for removing the product from the lower die.

6. An insulator pressing machine embodyhead for cleansing moving the product ing a frame, a driven shaft carried by said frame, a reciprocating head supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, an, upper adjustable die carried by said head, a lower die movably supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, a bracket carried said frame beneath said reciprocating head, said bracket having an opening formed therein for said lower die, a stationary mold holder mounted upon said bracket and having an opening formed therein adapted to register with the opening of said bracket, a magazine mold revolubly mounted upon said holder and having a plurality of circumferentially disposed vertical openings formed therein adapted to receive said dies, means actuated by said shaft for intermittently moving'said mold, a hopper movably mounted upon said mold and adapted to register with the plurality of openings thereof, means actuated by ,said shaft for vibrating said hopper, a punch arranged in the lower die 1 and adapted to enter said dies when said dies are located in said mold, means actuated by said shaft for moving said punch, means for locking said mold during the movement of said dies within said mold, and aswabbing device carried by said. reciprocating head for cleansing the openings of said mold.

7. An insulator pressing machine embody ing a frame, a driven shaft carried by said frame, a head supported by said frame and reciprocated bysaid shaft, an adjustable die carried by said head, a die movably supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, a stationary mold holder carried by said frame and having an opening formed therein for the last mentioned die, a n'iagazine mold revolubly mounted upon said holder and having a plurality of circumferentially disposed vertical openings formed therein adapted to receive said dies, means actuated by shaft for intermittently moving said mold, a hopper movably mounted upon said mold, means actuated by said shaft for vibrating said hopper, a punch arranged in the last mentioned die and actuatedby said shaft independent of said die, means for locking said mold during the movement of said dies within said mold, a swabbing device carried by said reciprocating the openings of said mold, an oil receptacle carried by said reciprocating head for lubricating said punch, and a knock-off arm carried by said frame for refrom the lower die.

8. An insulator pressing machine embodying a frame, a driven shaft carried by said frame, a head supported by said frame and reciprocated by said shaft anjadjustable die carried by said head, a die movably supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, a stationary mold holder carried by said frame and having an opening" formed therein for the last mentioned die, a. I and reciprocated by said shaft, an adjustmagazine mold revolubly mounted upon said holder and having a plurality of circumferentially disposed vertical openings formed therein adapted to receive said dies, means actuated by said shaft for intermittently moving said mold, a hopper movably mount ed upon said mold, means actuated by said shaft for vibrating said hopper, a punch arranged in the last mentioned die and actuated by said shaft independent of said die, means actuated for locking said mold during the movement of said dies Within said mold, aswabbing device carried by said reciprocating head for cleansing the openings of said mold, and a knock-01f arm carried by said frame for removing the product from the lower die.

9. An insulator pressing machine-embodying a frame, a driven shaft carried by said frame, a head supported by said frame and reciprocated by said shaft, an adjustable die carried by said head, a die movably supported by said franfe and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, a stationary mold holder carried by said frame and having an opening formed therein for the last mentioned die, a magazine mold revolubly mounted upon said holder and havinga plurality of circumferentially disposed vertical openings formed therein adapted to receive said dies,means actuated by said shaft for intermittently moving said mold, a hopper movably mounted upon said mold, means actuated by said shaft for vibrating said hopper, a punch arranged in the last mentioned die and actuated by said shaft independent of said die, means actuated for locking said mold during-the movement of said dies within said mold, and a swabbing device carried by said reciprocating head for cleansing the openings of said mold.

10. An insulator pressing machine embodying a frame, a driven shaft carried by said frame, a head supported by said frame and reciprocated by said shaft, an adjustable die carried by said head, a die movably supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, a stationary mold holder carried by said frame and having an opening formed therein for the last mentioned die, a magazine mold revolubly mounted upon said holder and having a plurality of circumferentially disposed vertical openings formed therein adapted to receive said dies, means actuated by said shaft for intermittently moving said mold, a punch arranged in the last mentioned die and actuated by said shaft independent of said die, and a swabbing device carried by said reciprocating head for cleansing the openings of said mold.

11. An insulator pressing machine embodying a frame, a driven shaft carried by said frame, ahead supported by said frame able die carried by said head, a die movably supported by said frame and adapted to be reciproeatedby said shaft, a stationary mold holder carried by said frame and having an opening formed therein for the last mentioned die, a magazine mold revolubly mounted upon said holder and having a pluralityv of circumferentially disposed vertical openings formed therein adapted to receive said die means actuated by said shaft for intermittently moving said mold, a punch arranged in the last mentioned die and actuated by said shaft independent of said die, and a swabbing device carried by said reciprocating head for cleansing the openings of said mold.

12. An insulator pressing machine embodying a frame, a driven shaft, a head sup-v ported by said frame and reciprocated by said shaft, an adjustable die carried by said head, a die movably supported by said frame and adapted to be reciprocated by said shaft, a magazine mold revolubly'supported by said frame and having a plurality of vertical openings formed therein adapted to receive said dies, means actuated by said shaft for intermittently moving said mold, a punch arranged in one of said dies and actuated by said shaft to extend into the other of said dies when said dies are located in said mold, means actuated for locking said mold during the movement of said dies Within said mold, and a swabbing device carried by said head for cleansing the openings of said mold.

13. A pressing machine embodying a frame, a driven shaft, reciprocating dies operated by said shaft, a revoluble magazine mold supported by said frame and having openings therein to receive said dies, a punch arranged in one of said dies, a swabbing device attached to the die for cleaning one mold opening While the die to which the swabbing device is attached operates in another mold opening, means actuated by said shaft for intermittently moving said mold, and means for temporarily holding said mold during the movement of said dies therein. I

14. A pressing machine embodying a frame, a driven shaft, reciprocating dies operated by said shaft, a revoluble magazine mold supported by said frame and having openings therein to receive said dies, a punch arranged in one of said dies, at sWabbing device attached to the die for cleaning one mold opening while the die-,to which the swabbing device is attached operates in an other mold opening, and means actuated by saidshaft for intermittently moving said mold.

15. A machine of the type described comprising a frame, a driven shaft, verticalreciprocating dies operated by said shaft, a

die and acting 11 revoluble magazine mold adapted to receive said dies, a swabbing device attached to a die and acting upon one mold opening While the die to which it is attached operates in another mold opening, means operated by said shaft for intermittently moving said mold, and means forholding said mold during the movement of said dies therein.

16. A machine of the type described comprising a frame, a driven shaft, vertical reciprocating dies operated by said shaft, a revoluble magazine mold adapted to receive said dies, a swabbing device, attached to a die and acting upon one mold opening While the die to which it is attached operates in another mold opening, and means operated by said shaft for intermittently moving said mold.

17. A machine of the type described comprising an intermittently moving magazine mold, reciprocatory dies adapted to enter said mold, a swabbing device attached to a on one mold opening While the die to whic it is attached operates in another mold opening, means torttemporarily holding said. mold during the movement of said dies therein, and a vibratory hopper forfeeding material into said mold.

l8. Aimachine of the type described comprising an intermittently moving magazine mold, reciprocatory dies adapted to enter said mold, a swabbing device attached to a die and acting upon one mold opening While the die to which it is attached operates in another mold opening, and means for term porarily holding said mold during the movement of said dies therein. 1

19. A pressing machine comprising an in-; termittently moving magazine mold, reciprocatory dies adapted to enter said mold, a swabbing device attached to a die in acting upon one mold opening while the die to which a device is attached operates in another mold opening, and means or looking said mold during the movement of said dies therein.

20. A. pressing machine comprising an intermittently moving magazine mold, reciprocatoi'y dies [adapted to enter said mold, and a swabbing device attached to a die in acting upon one mold opening While the die to which a device is attached operates in another mold opening.

In testimony whereof I. aitix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS TUCKERMoGANN. Witnesses: I

MAX H. SRoLovrrz, A. T. Tales. 

